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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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